Intel E5-2430 BX80621E52430 User Manual

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BX80621E52430
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Intel® Xeon® Processor E5-1600/E5-2600/E5-4600 Product Families
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Datasheet Volume One
Example bus transaction for a thermal sensor device located at address 0x30 returning 
a value of negative 10 counts is show in 
.
2.5.2.3.2
Supported Responses
The typical client response is a passing FCS and valid thermal data. Under some 
conditions, the client’s response will indicate a failure. GetTemp() response definitions 
are listed in 
. Refer to 
 for more details on sensor errors.
Notes:
1.
This response will be reflected in Bytes 5 & 6 in 
2.5.2.4
RdPkgConfig()
The RdPkgConfig() command provides read access to the package configuration space 
(PCS) within the processor, including various power and thermal management 
functions. Typical PCS read services supported by the processor may include access to 
temperature data, energy status, run time information, DIMM temperatures and so on. 
Refer to 
 for more details on processor-specific services supported 
through this command.
2.5.2.4.1
Command Format
The RdPkgConfig() format is as follows:
Write Length: 0x05
Read Length: 0x05 (dword)
Command: 0xa1
Description: Returns the data maintained in the processor package configuration 
space for the PCS entry as specified by the ‘index’ and ‘parameter’ fields. The ‘index’ 
field contains the encoding for the requested service and is used in conjunction with the 
‘parameter’ field to specify the exact data being requested. The Read Length dictates 
the desired data return size. This command supports only dword responses on the 
Figure 2-9. GetTemp() Example
Byte #
Byte 
Definition
0
0x30
1
0x01
2
0x02
4
0xef
5
0x80
6
0xfd
7
0x4b
3
0x01
Table 2-3.
GetTemp() Response Definition
Response
Meaning
General Sensor Error (GSE)
1
Thermal scan did not complete in time. Retry is appropriate.
Bad Write FCS
Electrical error
Abort FCS
Illegal command formatting (mismatched RL/WL/Command Code)
0x0000
1
Processor is running at its maximum temperature or is currently being reset.
All other data
Valid temperature reading, reported as a negative offset from the processor 
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